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Fundy
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Fundy fundy
English
Etymology
From en fr fendu split, from fr fendre to split.
From being the body of water that splits the Peninsula of Nova Scotia from the mainland.
Proper noun
en Bay of Fundy.
French
Etymology
fr en Fundy.
Corruption of fr fr fendu, from fr fendre to split.
From being the body of water that splits mainland Acadia from the eastern peninsular Acadia that was lost to the British.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fr Baie de Fundy